Teej
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Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gangaur Festival | 1 |
| Hariyali Teej | 1 |
| Hartalika Teej | 1 |
| Kajari Teej | 1 |
| Teej Festival | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
monsoon festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Devi
ⓘ
surface form:
Goddess Parvati
Shiva ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Shiva
|
| associatedWithSeason | monsoon ⓘ |
| calendarType |
Hindu lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
|
| celebratedBy | Hindu women ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ northern India ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| celebratedInRegion |
Bihar
ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ Haryana ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
celebration of arrival of monsoon
ⓘ
celebration of fertility ⓘ celebration of marital love ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
applying henna
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ folk dances ⓘ folk songs ⓘ processions ⓘ special prayers ⓘ swinging on decorated swings ⓘ visiting parental home ⓘ wearing red and green clothes ⓘ |
| hasColorSymbolism |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Teej
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hariyali Teej
Teej self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hartalika Teej
Teej self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kajari Teej
|
| linkedToMonth |
Bhadrapada
ⓘ
Bhadrapada ⓘ
surface form:
Shravana
|
| mainParticipants |
married women
ⓘ
unmarried girls ⓘ |
| observedFor |
family well-being
ⓘ
marital bliss ⓘ well-being of husband ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
nirjala fast
ⓘ
worship of Shiva-Parvati ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
devotion of wife to husband
ⓘ
union of Shiva and Parvati ⓘ |
| typeOfFasting | women-only fast in many regions ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hariyali Teej
this entity surface form:
Hartalika Teej
this entity surface form:
Kajari Teej